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Skydive Spaceland News, Events &
Photos
 SPACELAND
ANOMALY SETS WORLD RECORD!!
Not only did Spaceland Anomaly win the
gold in the open freefly class at the recent United
States Parachute Association Nationals at Skydive
Chicago in Ottawa, Ill., but they also set a world
record doing it! Congratulations, guys! Trent Alkek,
Steve Boyd, and Jed Lloyd (video) scored a record 17
points in round 5.
In doing so, they broke their own
previous world record of 13 points, which was set in
2003 and recorded by the Federation Aeronautique
Internationale. Their new record has been submitted to
the FAI and should appear
here shortly.
Next time you want to train with the
best freeflyers in the world, you know who and where
they are!
Watch the world record video on YouTube...
More on Nationals follows...
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NATIONALS TEAMS!!
Once again, Spaceland teams brought home medals
from the United States Parachute Association Nationals (held Sept. 7-21
at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Ill.) in
multiple disciplines--great job, guys! We're so proud of you! You've
spent a lot of time, money, and effort getting to where you are, and
you're the people who keep helping our sport get better and better.
Can we get a THEM! for our teams?! :-)
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Freefly Open GOLD MEDALISTS: Spaceland Anomaly (final
score: 62.5 points)!
Congratulations on your third Nationals win in a row!
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8-way Intermediate GOLD MEDALISTS:
SPX 8
(final score: 72 points)!
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Team photo (Tom Jenkins, Angela Hale, George Conwill, Richard
Rothery, Jorge Alvarez, Michael Blanton, Devon Shows, Johnny Tubs,
V-Cory Kassan)
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Round 9 video
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16-way BRONZE MEDALISTS:
Deguello
17 (final score: 49 points)!
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Team photo (James Jenkins III, Lisa Walker, Bill Campbell, Jay
Rapp, Anton Maximov, Shauna Dorsett, Matt LaChance, Glenn Lambert,
Karen Bilder, Christy West, Jack Berke, Jerry Elkind, Cherie Berke,
Ryan Smith, DeLayne Etheridge, Eric Harper, V- Sean Ralls)
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Round 6 video
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And
Spaceland Havoc
(Joe Harris, Scott Latinis, Scott Elmer, Diane Chamberlain, V-Brett
Thomas) knocked out a very respectable 12.6 average in
4-way Advanced competition!
Team photos and most videos are from
Omniskore.
CONGRATULATIONS... FOR OTHER THINGS
Congratulations are in order for lots of people this
week! Several students have now graduated from our Skydiver Training
Program; welcome to the family, guys!
Name:
Nick Newman |
Graduation Date:
9-23-07 |
| Blake Cook |
9-21-07 |
| Paul Vogelsang: A-license in a week |
9-14-07 |
| Stuart Stephens |
9-14-07 |
| Melinda Williams |
9-16-07 |
And there are several achievements to report this week as well! |
| Frank Bradley |
A license |
| Jay Tribble |
1,500 jumps |
| Dusty Evans |
A license |
| Caroline Ngo |
A license |
| Tyler Smith |
500 jumps |
| Matt Bessonette |
5,000 jumps |
| Brian Clark |
5,000 jumps |
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SPX 8 |
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Deguello 17 |
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Spaceland Havoc |
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HOW TO GET $10
JUMPS
Need to save a few bucks? Manifest before 8 a.m. and get your jump
for $10--our early bird special! (Experienced jumps only, not
applicable to student training)
 NIGHT
JUMPS REPORT
On Sept. 22 we did night jumps, and it
was a BLAST! Hey, how often can you say you've jumped at
Spaceland and not sweated (much)? Safety and training
advisor Tom Jenkins gave a thorough briefing and a good,
safe time was had by all. We did two loads and a lot of
people's first night jumps, including Skyview video
editor Tyler Smith (landing at left, photo by Eric
Boyd).
Two night jumps are required for a USPA
D license, so if you want that license and don't yet
have your night jumps done, keep your eyes open for our
next night jump schedule!
ANNOUNCING OUR NEWEST STUDENT
PROGRAM: Get Your Skydiving License in a Week! And our
first graduates!!
At Skydive Spaceland, we know that once
you decide you want to learn to skydive, it's often full
speed ahead! One jump every so often just won't cut it.
Also, we've found that student skydivers just do better
when they can do all of their training in a short period
of time. So now we're offering a new program: Get your
skydiving license in a week!
We even have our first graduates of this
program: Mathias Mertsch, Ralf Piatkowski, and
Mathias Fuchs (shown at left) graduated on August 10.
Congratulations and welcome to the sky!!
Upon completing this program, you'll have at least 25
skydives under your belt and you will have completed all
requirements to get your United States Parachute
Association "A" license. This license allows you to make
solo skydives at any drop zone without supervision. You
could be skydiving with your friends next weekend!
More information, pricing, and schedule...
 FLIGHT SCHOOL OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK, AND WE HAVE OUR FIRST GRADUATE!
Trent Alkek passed his checkride to receive
his Private Pilot Single Engine Land ticket on August 23. He is the first
graduate of Skydive Spaceland's flight school! (So we all owe beer!)
Congratulations Trent! Contact manifest at 281/369-3337 or
manifest@skydivespaceland.com for more information or to schedule
training.
RECENT
SKYDIVER TRAINING PROGRAM GRADUATESS
Congratulations to our newest
experienced jumpers!
| Name |
Graduation Date |
| Paul Vogelsang: A-license in a week |
9-14-07 |
| Stuart Stephens |
9-14-07 |
| Melinda Williams |
9-16-07 |
 NOVEMBER
BIG WAYS
Big-Way Camp: Event 1
Spaceland will host a two-day big-way camp on November
1-2, 2007. This camp is for everyone who has thought
about participating in big-way formation skydiving,
skydivers who would like to get invited to big-way
events, skydivers wanting to learn more about big-ways,
or those who just want to brush up on their big-way
skills.
More information on captains, costs, requirements, and registration...
Texas 44's:
Sequential RW Invitational: Event 2
Spaceland will host a Top Talent
Sequential RW Invitational on November 3-4, 2007. This
invitational is for experienced big-way and competition
jumpers only, and space is very limited. Some of the
jumpers who attend the November big-way camp and receive
a captain's recommendation may be invited to participate
in the Top Talent Sequential Invitational.
More information on captains, costs, requirements, and
registration...
FRIDAYS:
DISCOUNTED FREEFLY COACH JUMPS WITH GOLD MEDALISTS
SPACELAND ANOMALY
Spaceland's own 3-time national champion freefly team, Spaceland Anomaly, is already working hard
training for the 2008 Nationals. Want to get some
training with these gold medal and world record holders? Each Friday, Anomaly will offer coach
jumps for $35. You pay your slot, you pay us, and we
go. No other fees! Don't miss out on a chance like this!!!
Contact
trent@spacelandanomaly.com for more information.
LOOKING FOR A
FRIEND TO FLY WITH?
She is asking for those new
jumpers who are interested in #1) organized weekend fun
jumping or those interested in #2) connecting with
others interested in forming rookie teams to contact
her. She is also asking for the veteran jumpers to
forward any names and contact info of new jumpers to
her. Our goal is to make sure there is something
exciting available at Spaceland for the new graduates,
and those who may have recently moved to the area who
are looking for a home DZ with new friends to jump
with.
Sound interesting? Contact Leah at:
leahblache@gmail.com.
Questions or comments? Email
eric@skydivespaceland.com.
ARCHIVED
NEWS, EVENTS, AND PHOTOS
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Late
2007 Spaceland News
- Mid-2007
Spaceland News
- SkyFest report
- Texas State Record report
- Spaceland gets the Nationals, times
three!
- New paint for the planes
- Early
2007 Spaceland News
- Freefly League Results
- Texas State Record Set
at Spaceland!
- Get your free
DVD of the Texas State Record!
- Lew Sanborn Accuracy
Meet Report
- Fly to Survive
video
- Javelins Without
RSLs Grounded
- Spaceland
Starts a Flight School
- Late
2006 Spaceland News
- SkydiveSpaceland.com Updates
- Accomplishments/Graduates
- Spaceland Teams Rock the Nationals!
- Texas State Record Invitational
- Past Events and Photos: Parachutists
over Phorty (POPS) State Record Attempt, Skyfest,
Women's Texas State Record, Texas Head-Down State
Record, Spaceland's largest number of tandems in a
day
At Skydive Spaceland,
we're continually improving our facilities to keep you
skydiving in luxury!
Click here to see the latest improvements to our
facilities!
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